Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vitreoretinochoroidopathy

/ˌvɪtriː.oʊˌrɛtɪnoʊˌkɔːrɔɪˈdɒpəθi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vit-re-o-retinochoroidopa-thy
IPA: /ˌvɪtriː.oʊˌrɛtɪnoʊˌkɔːrɔɪˈdɒpəθi/

42

Scrabble Score

25

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rare eye disorder that affects the vitreous, retina, and choroid. It can be caused by bestrophin 1 gene mutations and may lead to changes in vision due to abnormalities in these eye tissues.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Additional single cases had final diagnoses of retinitis punctata albescens, autosomal dominant vitreoretinochoroidopathy, atrophy of the choroid and retina resembling gyrate atrophy but without hyperornithinemia, exudative vitreoretinopathy, optic atrophy, Alström syndrome, Bardet Biedl syndrome and Stargardt disease."

Etymology

From vitreo- + retino- + choroido- + -pathy

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce vitreoretinochoroidopathy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌvɪtriː.oʊˌrɛtɪnoʊˌkɔːrɔɪˈdɒpəθi/.
What does vitreoretinochoroidopathy mean?: A rare eye disorder that affects the vitreous, retina, and choroid. It can be caused by bestrophin 1 gene mutations and may lead to changes in vision due to abnormalities in these eye tissues.
Where does vitreoretinochoroidopathy come from?: From vitreo- + retino- + choroido- + -pathy

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